According to LinkedIn
data, this is the month job applications spike on the social
networking site.

To find out what exactly employers are looking for, and what it
takes to successfully land a job, LinkedIn looked at
billions of data points and analyzed all of the hiring
and recruiting activity that occurred on its site so far
in 2016 to identify the most sought-after
skills.

"While we see job applications spike on LinkedIn in
October, we know companies aren't actually hiring at the same
rate until January," says LinkedIn career expert Catherine Fisher
in a press release. "While some skills expire every couple of
years, our data strongly suggests that tech skills will still be
needed for years to come, in every industry. Now is a great time
for professionals to acquire the skills they need to be more
marketable."

Here are the hottest, most in-demand skills around the globe:

1. Cloud and Distributed Computing

2. Statistical Analysis and Data Mining

3. Web Architecture and Development Framework

4. Middleware and Integration Software

5. User Interface Design

6. Network and Information Security

7. Mobile Development

8. Data Presentation

9. SEO/SEM Marketing

10. Storage Systems and Management

In a post on LinkedIn, Fisher explains that the "top skills"
list reveals several trends about the global job market,
including:

1. Demand for marketers is getting lighter

While marketing skills were in high demand in 2015, "things have
changed," she writes.

"This year, SEO/SEM dropped five spots from No. 4 to No. 9 and
marketing campaign management dropped completely off the list.
Demand for marketing skills is slowing because the supply of
people with marketing skills has caught up with employers' demand
for people with marketing skills."

2. Data and cloud reign supreme

"I smell a dynasty in the making!" Fisher writes. "Cloud and
distributed computing has remained in the No. 1 spot for the past
two years ... . Following closely on its heels is statistical
analysis and data mining, which came in No. 2 last year, and No.
1 in 2014. These skills are in such high demand because they're
at the cutting edge of technology. Employers need employees with
cloud and distributed computing, statistical analysis and data
mining skills to stay competitive."

3. User interface design is what's hot right now

"User interface design (No. 5), which is designing the part of
products that people interact with, is increasingly in-demand
among employers," Fisher writes. "Data has become central to many
products, which has created a need for people with user interface
design skills who can make those products easy for customers to
use."

Click
here to see the full report and breakdown of in-demand skills
by country.